astrotoy
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Last Activity: 07-18-2018, 11:52 PM
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Great idea! Cheap RF detector. But what is an AM radio? Larry -
On another thread, we talked about the Otari MX5050 (I had the BIII version) and one of the Tascam machines (with which I am not familiar). The Otari...Leave a comment:
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Definitely, one of the reasons I bought the Dragon was its automatic adjustment of Azimuth, particularly given the very narrow nature of cassette tapes....Leave a comment:
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I still have my old Dragon that I bought new 30+ years ago (IIRC). I had famed Nak tech Willy Hermann check it over a few years ago (he happens to live...Leave a comment:
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Wonderful to see family playing together. Chris and his then wife were in the same Lamaze class with my brother and his then wife and their kids were... -
I'm sure Tim would be glad to see you again after all those years. Keith Johnson is still a good friend of TIm's as are Keith's current and former p... -
We heard her in doors in the great Royal Albert Hall, along with 5000 other fans. I think she is doing the same program, a lot of solos, and a few with... -
Never had a Revox, but it should be a good place to start. The 7.5ips 1/2 track RCAs and Mercuries can be very good. They are all (I think that is correct)...Leave a comment:
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Was/is there a technical reason for storing the tape oxide side out? I occasionally will mess up and put the leader tape on backwards and end up rewinding...Leave a comment:
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Great! We saw her in London in May near the beginning of her (final) tour. Wonderful concert at Royal Albert Hall. Still in fine voice at age 77. ...Leave a comment:
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Mark, a lot of truth in the joke. I remember giving up setting a weekly recording time for one of my favorite shows. Of course if the power went off,... -
Yes, actually Scott Rust, a really top flight engineering genius, worked with Tim designing it. You can read more about it at Scott's website, 512 Engineering....Leave a comment:
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Thanks, good to know. Larry -
You can visit Tim by appointment. He does have a location in the industrial part of Emeryville (next to Berkeley) where the rents are lower. That is...Leave a comment:
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Anyone have an operating VHS or Beta machine in their video system? I remember paying $1099 or some other crazy amount buying my first Panasonic VHS machine....Leave a comment:
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Nick Doshi Visit to Larry and Tim
Yesterday Nick Doshi and daughter Lilly flew in to the Bay Area to visit Tim Marutani (who is a Doshi dealer) and me (Larry Toy). We had dinner last night... -
The Otari MX-5050 comes in different speed configurations. The MX-5050 BIII that I had could play 15 and 7.5 (denoted high and low speed). I believe as...Leave a comment:
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Just wanted to clarify my previous post on Opus 3 tapes, inn addition to Opus3 tapes being direct copies of their master tapes, Jonathan Horwich (IPI)...Leave a comment:
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Great to hear your experience.
Opus3 of course does their own releases, so doesn't license them like TP and Chad. However, unlike most of... -
My favorite 7.5ips 1/4 track stereo tapes were from Barclay-Crocker. I started buying them in the early '80's when they were offered by subscription....
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